What a tremendous week it was for Folkestone Running Club runners. Starting on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the longest day on the year, the Midsummer at the Castle 5k was run around the grounds of Dover Castle. Darren Crew was the 1st Vet 50 to finish in 21:10, followed by Jody Stoakes the 2nd Female … Continue reading Running all over the world.
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Due to the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations there was no Folkestone Parkrun this weekend, which meant that Folkestone Running Club members had to travel in order to get their Parkruns in, and boy did they travel. From as local as the Ashford and Walmer and Deal Parkruns to as far away as Land’s End, and … Continue reading Parkrun Tourists Fly the Flag for Folkestone
On Thursday evening, Jenny Twiggy Quinn and Philip Heathfield ran the Out of the Blue 5k trail run through the grounds of Ashburnham Place near Battle. Out of 260 runners, Phil was 11th overall and 2nd in his age cat in, 23:37 and Jenny was 64th overall and 4th in her age cat in 29:29. … Continue reading Flags, Trails, Deer and a lot of PBs.
It was a busy week for the FRC PARKRUN CUP with 11 pairs competing for a place in the next round of the A cup. On a hot and windy day there were some excellent runs with 14 runners achieving a Seasons Best. Caroline C 24.13 (97.9) vs Paul H. 23.50 (100.5). WINNER : Paul … Continue reading Parkrun Cup produces great results.
As we enter Spring marathon season, there were few races for FRC runners this weekend. On Saturday 26th March, 3 Folkestone Juniors represented Kent Schools at the Inter Counties Year 7 & 8 Cross Country 2022 In Writtle, Chelmsford. Abigail Smith 79th, Charlie Lord 53rd and Nico Pedrazas 75th. Also on Saturday, Sylwiz Tokarska ran … Continue reading Cross country fun and a lot of Parkruns.
It was a busy weekend for the members of Folkestone Running Club this weekend. The Lydd Half Marathon and 20 Miler are always a popular event for the club, especially those training for a Marathon, and this year was no exception. Not only was there a fantastic turnout for the events, there were no less … Continue reading PBs A PLENTY
It has been a busy weekend of races for FRC runners. First, on Saturday was the final race of the Kent Cross Country League. Well done to our Mens and Womens teams who took part in yesterday’s final Kent League XC fixture. First to race were the Womens team of Catherine O’Connor, Sylwia Tokarska and … Continue reading Cross Country Season Coming To An End.
On Saturday, Tara Baker ran another marathon at the SVN Vikings Challenge, in a time of 4:46:06 to add to her already impressive tally. Also on Saturday the Kent schools cross country championships were held at the Hop Farm, near Maidstone. In the Year 7 Girls category, Abigail Smith came in an impressive 18th. In … Continue reading Canterbury, XC and another Marathon!
In the final race of 2021, the Staplehurst End of Year 10 Miler on the 27th December, four runners represented Folkestone Running Club. First back for the club was Phil Heathfield in 01:20:10, followed by Karla Larnder 01:21:59, Ron Bell 01:22:34 and Jenny Quinn 01:33:15. For the first race of 2022, the Lamberhurst New Year’s … Continue reading Out with the old and in with the new.
Well done to everyone who took part in Saturday’s Kent Vets XC championships. The men’s Vet 50 race was first in the programme with Kris Klidzia in fine form finishing in 7th place on the 8k course. Kris was followed by Paul Bartlett in 37th place in his first outing as a Vet50. Torben Jessen … Continue reading Festive runs, cross-country championships and an Ultra-marathon or two.